Cobden, Ontario (1921 census)
Cobden was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1921 Census of Canada with a population of 152. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261133. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.218°N, 83.009°W.
Population
In 1921, Cobden had a population of 152: 100 male and 52 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 143 |
| 1921 | 152 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1921
In the 1921 census, Cobden shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1921
The 1921 census recorded 21 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 3 categories.
Population & families (1921). This community's record includes 152 total population, 100 males in the population, 87 males born in Canada, 52 females in the population, 47 females born in Canada, 7 males born outside the British Empire, 6 males born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 3 females born in the British Empire (excluding Canada), 2 females born outside the British Empire. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T16.)
Ethnic origin (1921). This community's record includes 86 persons of French origin, 39 persons of British origin (Irish), 15 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 9 persons of British origin (English), 2 persons of Polish origin, 1 persons of Dutch origin. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T27.)
Religion (1921). This community's record includes 99 Roman Catholics, 37 Presbyterians, 11 Anglicans (Church of England), 3 Methodists, 1 Adventists, 1 Greek (Orthodox) Church adherents. (Source: 1921 Census of Canada, V1T38.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON102009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON102009— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261133
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1921 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Cobden, Ontario (1921 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/cobden-on102009-1921/.